ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES

In an effort to be more proactive when environmental resources may be impacted, HATS established an environmental advisory committee to serve as a permanent advisory group for the MPO. The committee has the following agency representation:

Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay;

Capital Region Water;

Dauphin County Conservation District;

Department of Conservation and Natural Resources;

Department of Environmental Protection (Office of Field Operations & Stormwater);

The advisory group is provided with mapping and a potential impact summary for projects included in the TIP and/or RTP, along with a listing of potential impact mitigation opportunities that not only address the resources that may be impacted, but also address key local/regional priorities and may contribute toward MS4 permit requirements for local municipalities or others. The mapping of key resources is included in this section along with the listing of potential resource impacts as identified by buffering projects on the 2019 TIP by 100 feet. Project-specific impact minimization is expected to significantly reduce the number of actual resource impacts.